| The Dillinger Escape Plan – Farewell, Mona Lisa Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Farewell, Mona Lisa is a statement to the portion of fans and music industry that hold everything DEP has done in comparison to Calculating Infinity. The beginning lines - ________ Wash it down the drain, down the drain Wash your smile down YEAH!!! Wash it down the drain PLEASE!!! Like it or not this is what fuel our obsessions (or insurgents?) I'm always dreaming(?), never stray far from the path. Everything was taught to me(?) But what am I supposed to say? What am I supposed to say? I'm sorry I guess I forgot You think you can kill me again? Guess I don't remember What am I supposed to think? What am I supposed to think? What am I supposed to feel? What am I supposed to feel? ______ The main lines here in my view would be Wash it down the drain never stray from the path I guess I forgot I don't remember. This part of the song is frantic in that the message being conveyed in an angry bitter expression to the people who want everything to sound like Calculating Infinity (wash the smile down), that nothing on Miss Machine or Ire Works matters (wash it down the drain) and that they need to get back to their "roots" but they "can't remember" how. The next part of the song is the breakdown. The realization that even though they had put out award winning albums and had done everything possible to broaden their fan base and put on amazing shows, that they will always only be remembered for Calculating Infinity and seen as having "sold out" ________ There's no feeling in this place. The echoes of the past speak louder than Any voice I hear right now. Don't you ever try to be more than you were destined for Or anything worth fighting for Don't you ever try to be more than you were destined for Or anything worth fighting for There's no feeling in this place There's no feeling in this place Feeling in this place _________ The lack of feeling is the apathy they feel is projected towards them and the older albums (echoes of the past) are anyone still want them for. The inability to do anything more than your "destiny" is a soul shattering realization that is haunting the group, that their destiny is to put out the same math-core stuff over and over again. __________ What did you expect? That we were nearly home, that we would never leave What did you expect, that we would never leave home? That we would never leave, that we would never leave That we would never leave, that we would never leave What did you expect from us, we're murderers Murderers and liars and rapists and thieves You should never put your trust in any of us There is nothing to gain from this interference Don't you ever try to be more than you were destined for Or anything worth fighting for There's no feeling in this place The past is louder than anything I hear right now The past is louder than anything I hear right now _________ The final part brings back the anger. "WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? That we would never leave home?!" begs the question that why would so many people want the same album over and over again - why would they stay "home" their entire career and not leave to try to better themselves? The self-loathing then becomes evident in calling themselves liars, rapists, murderers, and screaming what did everyone expect of them in the first place this is who they have always been and they hate themselves for it now. The final screams end with the same curse of the past being louder than anything and that this album too will still be compared to Calculating Infinity. This album is amazing. Miss Machine is a masterpiece. Ire Works is amazing. The "hardcore community" needs to realize that Calculating Infinity is it's own thing and that they are not going back to that. One of the greatest bands ever. |
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